For those who
plan ahead, a
prepaid college
tuition plan
can be an
alternative to
scrambling for
financial aid
or taking out a
second
mortgage.

Not to mention
that,most
parents would
like to have
some measure of
certainty when
preparing for
their
children’s
future. Prepaid
college tuition
plans can help
them do this by
locking in
tomorrow’s
tuition costs
today. By
setting aside a
fixed amount of
money every
month for a
fixed period of
time, your
child will have
his or her
tuition and
fees fully
covered for a
predetermined
course of
study.

Pennsylvania
Reform Plan Would
Save Billions
Over Long Haul
but Nothing
Now

The plan,
sponsored by
state Rep. Mike
Tobash
(R-Schuylkill),
would scrap the
current
defined-benefit
pension systems
in favor of a
so-called
stacked hybrid
pension plan
that would
incorporate
elements of the
current system
and the 401(k)
plans more
commonly found
in the private
sector. The
changes would
affect only new
hires—current
employees and
retirees would
keep the
current benefit
structure.

Joshua Green, a
shrewd
political
analyst at
Bloomberg
Businessweek,says
that President
Barack Obama is
“right to punt
on immigration
reform now and
take it up
after the
election.” The
administration
had led
everyone to
believe that
Obama was going
to act before
the elections
by issuing an
executive order
letting
millions of
illegal
immigrants work
legally in the
U.S.

Green makes
three
arguments:
Acting now
would produce a
backlash in
many states
with Senate
races; it would
make the
president’s
position on
immigration
look unpopular;
and the run-up
to the 2016
election is a
more auspicious
time to raise
the
issue.

With
a new school
year upon us
the
Superintendent
of the Peru
Elementary
School District
124, Mark
Cross, has
penned a
scathing letter
to parents
explaining his
opposition to
Common Core
aligned
standardized
testing that
all school
districts in
Illinois are
required to
take part in
this school
year.

Unfortunately,
there are many
federal and
state education
initiatives
that can very
much be a
distraction
from what
matters most.
These
initiatives are
based on good
intentions and
are cloaked in
the concept of
accountability,
but
unfortunately
most do little
to actually
improve
teaching and
learning.

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